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Big Sur wilderness may get money, protections
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Nov. 7--Fans of Big Sur are praising legislation introduced by Rep. Sam Farr on Friday that would provide more money and protections to the vast Central Coast wilderness. Read more
PUC forwards power bid preferences to Xcel: Utility won't announce winning bids until late winter.
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Nov. 7--ALAMOSA -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission forwarded its recommendations to Xcel Energy Friday on a series of proposals that could see the utility add a host of wind and solar projects around the state. Read more
Groups object to planned burns in Wayne forest
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Nov. 7--As many as 1,850 acres of the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio could be set on fire this month by the U.S. Forest Service. Read more
Sam Farr's bill seeks funding, protection for Big Sur area of Los Padres: Farr's bill seeks funding, protection for...
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Nov. 7--A federal bill seeking to make the Big Sur portion of Los Padres National Forrest a separately funded unit and expand protected wilderness areas in Monterey County was introduced Friday. Read more
Plugging into 'green' power
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Nov. 7--The technology behind a SunCatcher isn't anything new.
But the 38-foot-diameter solar dish spotlights the changing face of energy jobs in California and the technology behind what's increasingly powering the daily operations of business. Read more
$450 million offered in water cleanup: Valley ag officials see hope in federal idea while raising doubt.
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Nov. 7--A federal attorney has hinted that cleanup of tainted irrigation water on the Valley's west side -- and resolution of a 20-year legal battle over the issue -- may be on the horizon. Read more
grow in the COLD: Hoop houses, covers and greenhouses allow gardeners to keep plants going year round
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Nov. 7--For backyard gardeners, a little climate change doesn't have to be scary. In fact, generating climate change with greenhouses, plastic covers and hoop houses goes a long way toward cultivating a winter garden and prolonging the growing... Read more
Our water-hogging ways are about to cost more: WATER: Man says Bakersfield can easily cut back
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Nov. 7--There's one house in Mel Cochran's neighborhood near Bakersfield Country Club that always gets him steamed. Read more
Advent Solar Acquired: Calif.'s Applied Materials pays undisclosed amount
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Nov. 7--Solar energy manufacturer Advent Solar of Albuquerque has been acquired by California-based Applied Materials Inc. for an undisclosed amount of cash, the West Coast company said Friday. Read more
Venezuelans struggling with water shortages
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FILAS DE MARICHES, Venezuela — While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same. Read more
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